Timberwolves win in Thibodeau’s return to Chicago

Tom Thibodeau returned to the place he coached six years with on Tuesday night.

During his tenure with the Chicago Bulls he went 255-139 in the regular season and 23-28 in the playoffs, which included a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first season. He was also the Coach of the Year in his first season as their head coach.

Thibodeau got a nice ovation from the crowd. After that though, things did not start out well for his current team. The Wolves trailed 38-22 at the end of the first quarter and by 21 in the second quarter. They bounced back though and trailed 56-52 at halftime.

The Wolves outscored the Bulls 47-38 in the second half to pull off a 99-94 victory.

Zach Lavine led the Wolves with 24 points, Andrew Wiggins was right behind him with 23. Ricky Rubio had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns struggled going 6-21 from the field with 16 points, but also had 12 rebounds .

Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 27 points. Robin Lopez had 14 points and Dwyane Wade had 12. Rajon Rondo was out with an ankle injury.

This was definitely a much needed win for this team. The Wolves were 6-18 coming into the game and on a four-game losing streak. Sometimes wins like these can really help a team’s confidence going forward. Maybe that will be the case with this young team.

Up next: The Timberwolves come home and face the Houston Rockets on Saturday.